Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:15 a.m. in Capitol G3

Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Dave Baker 16B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Dave Pinto 64B
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Shane Mekeland 27A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Emma Greenman 63B

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Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Spencer Johnson , Spencer.Johnson@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Travis Reese, Travis.Reese@house.mn.gov
GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Ann Tepoorten , Ann.Tepoorten@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Carl Kaase, Carl.Kaase@house.mn.gov

Committee Documents

2025 Committee rules.pdf - Posted: 2/10/2025 5:26:37 PM

Meeting Minutes

TWENTIETH MEETING - 3/26/2025
NINETEENTH MEETING - 3/25/2025
EIGHTEENTH MEETING - 3/20/2025
SEVENTEENTH MEETING - 3/19/2025
SIXTEENTH MEETING - 3/18/2025
FIFTEENTH MEETING - 3/13/2025
FOURTEENTH MEETING - 3/12/2025
THIRTEENTH MEETING - 3/11/2025
TWELFTH MEETING - 3/6/2025
ELEVENTH MEETING - 3/5/2025
TENTH MEETING - 3/4/2025
NINTH MEETING - 2/27/2025
EIGHTH MEETING - 2/26/2025
SEVENTH MEETING - 2/25/2025
SIXTH MEETING - 2/20/2025
FIFTH MEETING - 2/19/2025
FOURTH MEETING - 2/18/2025
THIRD MEETING - 2/13/2025
SECOND MEETING - 2/12/2025
FIRST MEETING - 2/11/2025

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM

Chair: Rep. Dave Pinto
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

Presentation on Child Care and Workforce in Minnesota
HF 2582 (Lee, K) Child care improvement grants funding provided
HF 2518 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) WomenVenture grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF 2266 (Sencer-Mura) YWCA Minneapolis grant funding provided
HF 2039 (Sencer-Mura) Minnesota youth program funding provided
HF 1941 (Sencer-Mura) American Indian Opportunities and Industrialization Center funding provided, and money appropriated.

*Other Bills May Be Added*

If you would like to testify or provide materials to the committee, please contact Travis Reese at travis.reese@house.mn.gov by 1pm on Monday, March 31

Bills:

HF1941 (Sencer-Mura) - American Indian Opportunities and Industrialization Center funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2039 (Sencer-Mura) - Minnesota youth program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2266 (Sencer-Mura) - YWCA Minneapolis grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF2518 (Kotyza-Witthuhn) - WomenVenture grant funding provided, report required, and money appropriated.
HF2582 (Lee) - Child care improvement grants funding provided, and money appropriated.